Actually, they weren't. Not to everyone. Washington came around, but he needed to be educated on the subject.
“They’re complaining about the deficit.” As are most Democrats that are complaining about their own Party and their spending habits in the government.
You compare the thinking of Washington’s days to the thinking of today. That’s like comparing Ancient Romes thinking to today. Doesn’t work. If it did, our education over the centuries doesn’t mean a thing.